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reform

[ri-fawrm] / rɪˈfɔrm /


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In her statement, Somerville said tackling poverty was at the heart of the Scottish government's plans for public service reform including tailoring services for individual needs in an approach known as "whole-family support".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Mr. Fain won election in 2023 by fewer than 500 votes on a promise of reform, but his tenure has been marred by allegations of misconduct and financial mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Another thing about permitting reform: No one has ever discovered a way to make a joke involving the words permitting reform, and we’re not about to try.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

"I want to get away from this east-west debate," says Tommy Haeder, the 35-year-old chief executive of Chemnitzer FC and figurehead of the reform campaign.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Re-entry” was listed, but a community leader who was interested in criminal justice reform had to check the box labeled “other.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Jane Doe should never have had to bear the burden of producing reforms.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We need reforms first before we take out the credit card and borrow money.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It introduces a slew of reforms aimed at strengthening the electric grid and mandates that data centers pay for all of their associated transmission costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In a speech to Labour's annual conference, Mahmood acknowledged "some have said elements of these reforms are not fair".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

While these reforms were desperately needed, deinstitutionalization intersected with the spread of mass imprisonment policies—expanding criminal statutes and harsh sentencing—to disastrous effect.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"The licence fee should be reformed so it is no longer linked to the consumption of live TV or to a particular device, such as a television set," the committee said.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Many of them can be reformed at no cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He declined to rejoin the band when it reformed in 2001.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The band dissolved in 1997 but reformed in 2004.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Some scientists have theorized that Miranda's piecemeal structure is the result of a massive impact that broke the moon into several pieces that—held together by her gravity—were reformed into something entirely unique.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

That conventional process, known as methane-steam reforming, releases carbon dioxide while producing hydrogen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

At present, hydrogen produced through methane-steam reforming costs about $1.50 per kilogram, while green hydrogen costs roughly $5 per kilogram.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Robinson has also pulled out of attending a Stormont committee on Tuesday that is coincidentally looking at the issue of reforming the institutions.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

When former leader Deng Xiaoping toured the U.S. in 1979, eager to bind a reforming China to the West, he famously donned a 10-gallon cowboy hat at a Texas rodeo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Do the people know that they’re not reforming us at all?”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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